Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Portland, Oregon)

A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by George Fite Waters was installed in Portland, Oregon's South Park Blocks, in the United States, until 2020. The 10-foot statue was donated by Henry Waldo Coe.[1]

Statue of Abraham Lincoln
The sculpture in 2013
ArtistGeorge Fite Waters
Year1928 (1928)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectAbraham Lincoln
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45.51674°N 122.68242°W / 45.51674; -122.68242

History

The statue was cast at Claude Valsuani's foundry in France in 1927, on Lincoln's birthday, and was dedicated on October 5, 1928.[2]

Protesters toppled the statue during the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage in October 2020, along with the nearby Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider.[3]

On July 28, 2021, Stan Pulliam, the mayor of Sandy, Oregon proposed to have the Lincoln statue, Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider, and the statue of George Washington reinstalled in Sandy.[4] He said, "When we heard last week that the city of Portland is considering not putting the statues back up we decided we’re tired of the embarrassment." A decision on the future of the statues has not been made.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. "South Park Blocks". City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "Portland protesters knock down Roosevelt, Lincoln statues in 'rage' toward Columbus Day". USA TODAY. Retrieved Oct 12, 2020.
  4. "Sandy mayor wants toppled Portland statues". KOIN 6. LakeOswegoReview. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. Jones, Joelle. "Monumental shift: Portland statues may get new life in Sandy". Koin 6.
External image
Abraham Lincoln, South Park Blocks (Portland, Oregon), University of Oregon Libraries


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